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Oct 12, 2021 · As furlough ends in the UK, new research looks at the impact it had on household spending and on financial distress. The furlough scheme was introduced by the UK government to offset some of the financial burden of the Covid-19 pandemic by attempting to safeguard jobs and incomes.
Sep 30, 2021 · The government announced it will launch the Household Support Fund in October to help vulnerable households over winter, as furlough and the £20 Universal Credit (UC) uplift are removed.
Jun 28, 2021 · The furlough programme was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March 2020 to support the employees of companies financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. After a series of extensions past...
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May 15, 2020 · The minister for work and pensions – just one of seven women in the cabinet – is responsible for social security including universal credit, child benefit and employment support allowance.
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Sep 29, 2021 · The furlough scheme was the centrepiece of Chancellor Rishi Sunak's "unprecedented" intervention in the economy, designed to stave off a wave of job losses as the country closed down...
Sep 30, 2021 · Furlough - or the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as it's officially known - was brought in by the government and has been praised for protecting millions of jobs. But some firms say they still...
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Sep 30, 2021 · What has it meant for those who have depended on it? As the furlough schemes comes to an end, it is thought nearly one million workers have yet to return to work. It is unclear how many of them...
